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Re: HTF BLU-RAY REVIEW: The Fly (1986)
I dunno, TheBat, but Michael might be onto something re: the video quality. I remember when the 2-disc DVD edition was in production, it was said that they were using the same master as the original DVD release of THE FLY (the one that had both THE FLY and THE FLY II on a single flipper disc as a double feature) because Cronenberg was screened the HD master and deemed it acceptable...
The question is, was that a 1080I master or a 1080P master? The FLY double-feature disc was released quite some time ago, and while the HD master might have been great for that time- and might have even been great for use with the 2-disc downconverted DVD edition- I wonder if perhaps it could have been improved upon for the Blu-ray release had they gone ahead and done a brand-spanking new 1080P transfer? 1986 might seem like a long time ago, but there's really no reason for a fairly big-budget film of that era not to have the "3-D pop" that folks have become so enamored of on the HD optical formats.
Vincent
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